Drawer and support.



A. W. ROGMAN.

DRAWER AND SUPPORT.

APILIGATION FILED 11110.14, 1912.

' 1,112,562. Patented 001. 6, 1911.

ALVIN W. R-OGMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DRAWER AND SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 14, 1912.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914. Serial No. 736,785.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALVIN W. ROGMAN, acitizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Chicago,county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Drawers and Supports, of which the following is aspecification.

The main objects of this invention are to provide a drawer and supporthaving improved means for slidably supporting the drawer; to provide adrawer and support particularly adapted for supporting merchandisereceptacles wherein access is had at the top of the receptacle; toprovide improved means adapted to support the drawer with its receptaclein position thereon in a tilted position, into which the drawer isnormally urged when drawn outwardly on the support, and thereby affordconvenient access to the receptacle for the removal of its contents orfor refilling; to provide improved means adapted to permit said drawerto be readily removed from the support; and to provide an improveddrawer and support of this kind particularly adapted to be made up inthe form of combined display and supporting racks.

An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation of a singledrawer and support. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is aperspective view showing a frame constructed according to thisinvent-ion being arranged to support a plurality of drawers. Fig. 4 is aperspective view of one of the horizontal side members. Fig. 5 shows amodification of the horizontal side member.

In the construction shown in the drawings the supporting frame comprisesend upright members 1 to which are secured the transverse front and rearmembers 2'and 3 supporting the horizontally disposed side members a. Thetransverse members 2 and 3 are secured at their ends to the uprights 1and are spaced apart vertically a sufficient distance to accommodate thedrawer and the receptacle to be carried thereon.

The side members at are spaced apart horizontally a suitable distance toreceive the drawer, and each side member is provided with a horizontallydisposed pad 5 at the forward end thereof, and a vertically disposed pad6 at the rear end thereof which are attached to the respective bars 2and 3.

equal in width The pad 5 rests upon the bar 2 and is secured thereto byscrews or bolts 7, having shoulder 8 engaging the rear edge of the bar2. The pad 6 bears against the rear of the bar 3 and is secured inposition thereon by the bolts or screws 9.

Guideways 10 are formed on the opposite sides of the members 4: whichare designed to receive the studs 11 on the drawer 12. An upwardly andforwardly disposed extension 13 is integrally formed adjacent to theforward end of each of the members 4 in which the guideways 10 arecontinued. Each of the pads 5 is extended transversely inward from themember 4 to form ledges or shoulders lat upon which the drawer l2 restswhen the drawer is supported in position with the studs 11 received inthe guideways 10. An upwardly disposed lug 15 is formed on each of thepads 5 which is substantially to the width of the member 4. These lugsare adapted to secure a drawer against transverse shifting, particularlywhen in its tilted position.

The drawer member 12 is made in the form of a tray having flanges 16around all the edges thereof. The studs 11 may be socured at the rearcorners of the drawer member in any suitable manner, being herein shownas the ends of a rod 18 secured in the angle at the rear edge of thedrawer member.

In order to render easy the removal of the drawers from the frame theupper of the flanges which form the guideways are cut away at 20 so thatthe studs 11 can be lifted out of the guideways and the drawer memberdrawn forward and out of the frame. The drawer member may, of course, beassembled on to the frame in the reverse manner. If desired theextension 13 may have a slot 21 formed therein on each side andcommunicating with the guideway whereby it is possible to remove thestuds 11 from the guideways 10 when the drawer is in its forwardposition.

The drawer member 12 is adapted to carry a receptacle 22 thereon whichis herein shown in the form of a rectangular shaped can generally usedfor cookies, crackers, biscuits, etc, where the cover 23 is hinged overthe top thereof and is swung back to provide access to the contents.

The operation of the device is as follows: The drawer 12 is normallysupported in position with the studs 11 received in the guideways l0 andthe drawer resting upon the ledges it with the receptacle in positionthereon. When it is desired to have access to a receptacle the cr1.'es1')ondin g drawer is pulled. outwardly, the drawer sliding on theledujes 1 1-, and the studs 11 in the guide *ays l0. .irs the shoulders11 enter the extension 13 the forward end of the drawer l2 tiltsdownwardly at an angle of about 15 or from the horiraontal, as shown inFigs. 1 and The drawer is held in such position by the abutting; of thestuds 11 against the ends or the guideways 10 in the extensions 1.?) andthe bearing; of the drawer on the ledges ll. (i hen in such a positionthe receptacle is entirely removed from the frame and will allow thecover to be thrown upwardly so that ac cess may be readily had to thecontents, or if desired the receptacle may be removed from the drawerand replaced by another one. The drawer and its receptacle are thenreturned to their normal positions by elevating the front of the drawerand shoving it rearwardly. W' hen it is desired. to remove the drawerfrom the frame, the studs 11 are removed from the guideways 10 throughthe iassage Q0 and the drawer pulled forwardly and out of the frame. Ifthe horizontal side members a were constructed in accordance with themodification shown in Fig. 5 it would be possible to remove the drawerwhen in its forwardly extended position.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention has been hereinshown and described, it will be understood that numerous details of theconstruction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from thespirit of this invention defined by the following claims.

I claim 1. A device of the class described comprising a frame includinghorizontal side mem- I bers having; guidewuys extending;' to points nearthe forward ends thereof and terminating in upwardly and forwardlydisposed. extensions located at said points on said side members and inwhich said guideways terminate, a drawer member mounted on said frame,shoulders formed adjacent to the rear corners of said drawer memberengaging said guideways, ledges on said side members in advance of saidextensions and coaeting with said shoulders for shiftably supporting;said drawer member, said guideways being provided with rearwardlyextending openings to permit the release of said shoulders from saidguideways.

2. A device of the class described comprising a frame includinghorizontal side members having guideways extending to points near theforward ends thereof and terminating in tmwardly and forwardly disposedextensions located at said points on said side members and in which saidguideways terminate, a drawer member slidably mounted on said frai'ne,studs located adjacent to the rear corners of said drawer member andengaging said guideways and ledges on said side members in advance ofsaid extensions and enacting with said studs to support said drawermember, in a tilted position, the front walls of said extension formingclosures for the forward ends of said horizontal ;uideways and acting asstops for the studs to limit the outward movement of the d r awer.

3. A. device of the class described comprising a frame includinghorizontal side members having guideways extending to points at adistance back of the forward ends there of, and terminating in upwardlydisposed extensions located at said points on said side members and inwhich said guideways terminute, a drawer member slidably mounted on saidframe, studs projecting from the sides of said d "awer adjacent to therear corners thereof, and engaging said guideways, the front walls ofsaid extensions forming stops for said studs to limit the outwardmovement of the drawer, ledges on said side members in advance of saidextensions and coacting with said lugs to support the drawer in a tiltedposition, and a spacing; hip; adjacent each of said ledges forpreventing lateral movement of said drawer.

Signed at Chicago this 7th day of December 1912.

ALVIN W. R0 GMAN.

li itnesses liowliv Pnnnrs, M. IRENE Huronmos.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

